document.write( "Question 1058453: Jake is 4years older than luis .In 6years ,luis age will be 2more than jakes age now.how old are they 6 years from now ? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #673516 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let j = Jake's present age \n" ); document.write( "let L = Luis's age \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Write an equation for each statement \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( " Jake is 4 years older than Luis . \n" ); document.write( "j = L + 4 \n" ); document.write( "In 6 years, Luis age will be 2 more than Jake's age now. \n" ); document.write( "L + 6 = j + 2 \n" ); document.write( "L = j + 2 - 6 \n" ); document.write( "L = j - 4 \n" ); document.write( "these two statement are the same, so we can't find their actual ages. \n" ); document.write( "replace j with (L+4) \n" ); document.write( "L = L + 4 - 4 \n" ); document.write( "L = L, not much information here \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "how old are they 6 years from now ? We don't know. \n" ); document.write( " |